Oatmeal Cookies - With or Without Raisins

The other night I had a craving for something sweet. I sent Hans off to the store to find the lowest calorie sweet cookie or cake-like dessert, with chocolate that he could find. He returned with some cookies made of whole wheat and oat flour, that weren't bad, but I wasn't too thrilled with the amount of fat and sugar in them. So, the next afternoon I set out to make something healthier.

While these cookies have just 8 calories less than the ones my husband brought home, they are far healthier and more filling.


Oatmeal Raisin Cookies


400 grams (3 med-large) bananas - less if you want a cookie that is less sweet and more dry. The riper the bananas, the sweeter the cookies will be.
170 grams (2 cups) oats - I did not use the quick cooking oats, but I assume they would work.
55 grams (about 1/4 cup) margarine, melted - This could probably be decreased to 1/8 cup. Remember, if using butter, it weighs more than margarine.
60 milliliters (1/4 cup) skim milk
100 grams (1/2 cup) raisins
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 - 1 teaspoon cinnamon


Preheat oven to 177C/350F. 


Peel and mash bananas in a bowl with a fork. 
Add all other ingredients and mix well. 
Drop about 1 tablespoon per cookie onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. 
Pop in the oven for about 20 minutes. 
Let cool and serve.

The cookies do not spread, so you can put them fairly close together. They are very soft, moist, and chewy. They're not super sweet, so if you're used to a sweet cookie then you may want to add a sweetener of your choice. They remind me of eating a bowl of Cinnamon Raisin Oatmeal. I hope will you enjoy them as much as I did!

Nutritional Value (per cookie - recipe makes about 16 cookies)

92.89 Calories

1.99 grams of fat

0.4 grams of sat fat

1.83 grams of protein

16.8 grams of carbohydrates

6.74 grams of sugar

1.9 grams of fiber

Cookies w/o raisins

72.27 calories

1.99 grams of fat

0.4 grams of sat. fat

1.64 grams of protein

12.04 grams of carbs

3.05 grams of sugar

1.7 grams of fiber